Violent crime
Situational Crime Prevention at Specific Locations in Community Context: Place and Neighborhood Effects
Dating Violence Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth
Teen Dating Violence: Building a Research Program Through Collaborative Insights
Exploration of Crossover Sexual Offending
Fox in the Henhouse: A Study of Police Officers Arrested for Crimes Associated With Domestic and/or Family Violence
Criminal Career Patterns
Forensic Markers in Elder Female Sexual Abuse Cases
Performance Evaluation and Utility Assessment of Magneto-Optical Sensor Technology for Detecting and Visualizing Obliterated Serial Numbers in Firearms
Why Were So Many Sexual Assault Kits Not Tested in Detroit?
Watch Rebecca Campbell discuss the five primary reasons that Detroit developed a large number of sexual assault kits that were not submitted to the crime lab for DNA-testing. Dr. Campbell also talks about how these risk factors" could apply to other jurisdictions.
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The Importance of Victim Cooperation in Solving Sexual Assaults
Interview with Dr. Bill Wells, Ph.D., Sam Houston State University
Watch Bill Wells discuss the problem of unsubmitted sexual assault kits in Houston, including some lessons learned to-date. Dr. Wells also talks about the crucial role of victim cooperation in solving sexual assault cases and the Houston Police Department's hiring of a justice advocate to improve investigations.
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Houston Creates a Hotline, Hires Justice Advocate to Help Solve Sexual Assaults
Watch Caitlin Sulley discuss how action-research team in Houston went about making the action-research project investigating unsubmitted sexual assault kits in Houston as victim-oriented as possible. Ms. Sulley talks about the creation of a hotline for sexual assault victims to call and the police department's hiring of a justice advocate.
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Sexual Assault: Obtaining DNA From Evidence Collected up to a Week Later
Homicide in the United States
Elder Abuse: How Much Occurs and How Do We Measure It?
Is It Old Age, Abuse or Homicide? Using Forensic Markers and Technology to Detect Elder Abuse and Neglect
Prosecuting Cases of Elder Abuse
Evaluation of a Comprehensive Approach to Reducing Gun Violence in Detroit
The Impact of SANE Programs on Adult Sexual Assault Investigation and Prosecution
How Collaboration Between Researchers and Police Chiefs Can Improve the Quality of Sexual Assault Investigations: A Look at Los Angeles
NIJ FY 14 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization to Violent Extremism
NIJ seeks proposals for research that will help State, local and tribal criminal justice agencies and their attendant communities to implement programs that prevent or counter all forms of radicalization to violent extremism in the United States. Responses can include explanatory models and hypothesis testing, empirical designs with control groups, thick description, case studies and other scientific contributions to our understanding of domestic radicalization to...
Research on Partner Stalking: Putting the Pieces Together
NIJ FY 14 Methodological Research to Support NIJ's Program of Research Examining Violence and Victimization of American Indian (AI) and Alaska Native (AN) Youth
In partnership with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), NIJ seeks proposals for research that will provide prevalence data and research detailing the occurrence and forms of victimization experienced by American Indian (AI) and Alaska Native (AN) youth living in or near tribal communities. In particular, NIJ seeks proposals to develop and test optimum...